Producer: John Kessler Executive Producer: Dominic Black © 2016 Tune In to Nature. BirdNote’s theme music was composed and played by Nancy Rumbel and John Kessler. Today’s show is dedicated to the memory of Rusty Rose, a great friend to birds everywhere… including a group of Mississippi Kites he followed, watched, and protected on his ranch in Texas.īird sounds provided by The Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. On their trail are the Mississippi Kites, dining on the wing, sustained by the insects that are their traveling companions. It had a severe trichomoniasis infection in the mouth and throat. Green Darners, big blue and green dragonflies, emerge from wetlands all over eastern North America and also head south, to breed. This Mississippi kite was found underneath its nest tree after a storm. By late August, the birds come together in flocks and start down the east side of Mexico, joining with tens of thousands of other migrants in the famous River of Raptors.īut not only raptors. ![]() But in migration they become more focused. The same day, I saw the first Mississippi kite of the year pretty exciting Kites are pretty common here in. This red eyed vireo was singing high up in the oak trees around my yard. They are common in the summer but disappear in the fall. During the breeding season, they seek varied prey from treetops to ground, even over water. I saw the first one a few days ago, but got pictures of 2 today. ![]() Medium-sized and large insects dominate the kites’ diet. By nesting in groups, they can work together to mob an approaching predator. Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis One of our most graceful fliers, this kite glides, circles, and swoops in pursuit of large flying insects. They often nest colonially – unusual for hawks – with a half-dozen pairs in sight of one another in a grove of tall trees. These dove-gray birds spend the summer hunting over plains and woodlands in southern United States. The Mississippi Kite is one of America's most elegant raptors, with long, pointed wings and buoyant flight. The Mississippi Kite makes a streamlined silhouette as it careens through the sky on the hunt for small prey, or dive-bombs intruders that come too close to its nest tree.
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